Mark Ulicny is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving at Prime Capital Financial. His prior roles include positions at Private Client Services, Cetera Advisor Networks, United Capital Financial Advisers, and Girard Securities. He is also involved as an insurance agent with PCRM, LLC, focusing on fixed insurance products. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans with services that include asset management, financial planning, and family office offerings. The firm utilizes a range of investment strategies and provides tax planning and consolidated reporting through its affiliated accounting subsidiary and family office practice.

Katherine Mabry is a CFP® professional at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with five years of industry experience. She previously worked at Hemington Wealth Management for seven years and has held positions at Merrill Lynch and Virginia Tech. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC offers wealth advisory, financial planning, and outsourced chief investment officer services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes and integrates proprietary private funds and interval funds into its investment approach.

Donald Walters is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. in Arlington, VA, holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Voya Financial Advisors since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, Walters owns TRIADVISE, a financial services firm, and operates a website producing compliance-approved educational finance videos. He is also the creator of an e-course focused on Social Security Widow Benefit planning. Voya Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers a variety of financial planning and portfolio management services, delivering advice primarily through non-discretionary arrangements and multiple program structures such as Unified Managed Account wrap programs and third-party money manager access.

Michael Hoffman is a CFP® professional with over 31 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Truist Advisory Services since 2016 and has prior experience at Truist Securities, Inc. spanning more than two decades. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation and investment policy analysis, plan sponsor fiduciary support, participant advice, and manages the AMC Advantage manager-selection program through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

Craig Smith is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Bethesda, MD, holding a Series 66 license and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at several Principal entities since 2011 and serves as a bank officer at Principal Bank and Trust Company. Outside of his financial advisory role, he provides wedding officiant and pre-marital counseling services. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes access to direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and third-party money manager solutions.

Patrick Gallagher is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Creative Planning, LLC, where he has worked for five years, and previously spent a year at Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros, and Blayney (SBSB). Gallagher’s background also includes four years at Virginia Tech. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets through over 1,100 advisors and 151 offices.

Jonathan Bjoring is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 27 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at PNC Investments. His current tenure includes seven years at SunTrust Advisory Services and SunTrust Investment Services. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation and investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Reginald Cox Jr. is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with Series 66 and Series 63 designations and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower Advisory Group, he held positions at Empower Financial Services, Anschutz Medical Campus, and several other organizations. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, delivering services through an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within plan lineups chosen by plan sponsors.

Handan Gencogluer is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) in Vienna, VA, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. She has 40 years of industry experience and has been with Eagle Strategies, Nylife Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Company since 2014. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm emphasizes tailored advice delivered through various program types and manages most of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Caroline Szivos is a financial advisor at Chevy Chase Trust Company with one year of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously operated ArtfulPrint LLC for 14 years. Chevy Chase Trust Company serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients by providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, personal trust and financial planning services, and institutional custody. The firm employs a thematic investment approach focused on secular trends and sector themes, emphasizing longer-term holdings and combining fiduciary trust and custody functions with investment management.

Ma. Jessica Bellota is a Series 66 registered advisor with First Command Advisory Services in Arlington, VA, with two years of industry experience. She previously held roles at Togetech Inc. and Nessotech Inc., and currently serves as president and board member of Togetech Inc., a financial technology wallet service provider in the Philippines focused on financial inclusion and regulatory compliance oversight. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and various wrap-fee asset management programs managed by a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers.

Gordon Sun is a financial advisor at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., Bank of America, N.A., and Citigroup Global Markets, among other firms. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to a broad client base, including individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations, utilizing both client-directed and discretionary strategies. The firm employs a multi-profile investment approach that integrates strategic and tactical asset allocation with due diligence and monitoring conducted by affiliated specialists.

Robert Crandall is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding a Series 63 designation and over 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Principal Securities Inc. since 2004. Outside his advisory role, he is involved in fixed insurance activities including life, disability, annuities, and long-term care insurance. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Afya Gabriel is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with six years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously with firms including Equitable Advisors, Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Edward Jones, and MassMutual Carolinas. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs as well as brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides both a digital advisory program and managed accounts while operating as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Jason Williams is a CFP® and PFS™ affiliated with Creative Planning, bringing 22 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blayney, Inc. for 17 years before joining Creative Planning in 2021. Creative Planning serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans, managing approximately $217 billion in assets. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by tax-loss harvesting and fundamental equity sleeves, supported by a broad advisory team and integrated investment infrastructure.

Jason Twomey is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has been with Oppenheimer for a total of 17 years since 2006. He serves as a trustee for multiple family trusts but does not receive compensation for these roles. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a variety of investment and retirement services using both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, managing a broad range of equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios.

Charles Beal is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Truist Advisory Services since 2016, having previously worked at SunTrust Investment Services. Truist Advisory Services offers investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, business clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary manager relationships and utilizes third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools to support its investment approach.

Claire Weil is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 31 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including The Colony Group, LLC, GYL Financial Synergies, LLC, Wells Fargo Advisors, and Prudential Equity Group, LLC. Outside of advising, she manages a rental property in Scotland, handling tax reporting and occasional maintenance coordination. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering wealth management, financial and tax planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that integrates active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds under an enhanced open architecture framework.

Ambika Bablani is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Vienna, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. She has been associated with Eagle Strategies, New York Life Insurance Company, and Eldenstreet Financial, LLC during her career. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a significant portion of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Lauren Rathsack is a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Wealthspire Advisors in 2025, she worked at Janney Montgomery Scott and InFocus Financial Advisors. She is involved with the Baltimore Estate Planning Council. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, nonprofits, and trustees, offering wealth management, financial planning, and trust administration services. The firm employs a customized, relationship-driven approach with institutional-style asset allocation and utilizes a variety of investment vehicles and third-party platforms to manage client portfolios.